CAUSE & COUNTRY: SOLDIERS & CIVILIANS

Details: Interact with the peoples of the past. Soldiers will be drilling, firing muskets, and performing various duties required while stationed at the fort; cooking, guard mount, etc. There will be civilians about as well, women who are visiting their husbands, and those who are helping with the Ladies Aid Society, as well as others who would have business with the fort.

As you enter the fort, you will be transported back to February 1863, so brush up on your history and come on out.

Plus, the Arlington House Victorian Dance Society will be holding a dance for the soldiers and you from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm. You can enjoy the dance, but we would love for you to join in a dance or two as well. (Ladies a safety issue, please no high heel shoes if you participate.)

Details: Join the Science Center and the Space Foundation to celebrate science and space! During this FREE event, you’ll be able to explore all the Science Center has to offer, including hands-on science activities, NOAA Science On a Sphere, Planetarium presentations, fulldome movies, and Space Talks. Doors open at 5:40 p.m. Limited vegetarian options available, on a first-come basis.

Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons.
Details: This program is designed for people who want to learn more about fossils: where to find them, how to identify them, what they can tell us about the past. This program is for adults and children 8 and older, accompanied by an adult.
Cost: $20 per person; includes museum admission
Information: Site Link

Details: Explore and celebrate Indian lifeways and culture. Learn skills, try crafts, watch demonstrations, and gain a new appreciation for the people that called this land home before Maryland was founded.

Details: PROGRAM IS FREE- LIMITED 20 SPOTS
Olde Tyme Lesson on Horticulture : Join us at our one-room schoolhouse for a lesson on native plants and animals of the Tidewater. (Meet at the South Gatehouse)

Noon & 3:00 pm-
- Meet the Three Sisters! Visit the Slave Cabin garden to learn more about these “sisters” and how they helped people survive. (Meet at the Slave Cabin)

10:30 am & 1:30 pm
Painting with Nature- Take a walk down to the creek as you gather natural paintbrushes to create your own unique artwork. (Meet at the Warehouse)

Noon & 3:00 pm
Bees Please! Walk through the main gardens of Sotterley and discover and examine important pollinators that fly or crawl and why these insects are important members of our eco-community.

10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Come and go, St. Mary’s County History Day Informational Workshop! Are you a St. Mary’s County homeschooler and in 6-12th grade or a parent? Find out about participating in St. Mary’s County History Day, Feb. 23, 2019. (In the Warehouse).

Other things to Explore on your own --
Land, Lives and Labor Exhibit, Slave Cabin Exhibit, Gardens, Trails, bring a picnic lunch, take pictures of nature, fly a kite, bird watch, relax and look at the views, shop at the museum store—only your imagination is the limit.